Hi William, I've wanted to ask you, how has the overthrow of apartheid and the new governmental arrangements affected the churches in S. Africa? Would you care to comment on that? Are you native to S. Africa? I know for a fact that most of us in the States know very little about S. Africa, despite the years of debate over apartheid, and some vague knowledge that we get our diamonds from there. The world has shrunk, but S. Africa still seems far away in another world. That's not a negative comment, but one that comes from the thrill of wonder. I would love to visit, if money were no object. Thanks, grace and peace, Terry Rayburn Clarksville, Tennessee William Dicks <william_dicks@...> wrote: Download this PDF file (http://www.cbmw.org/rbmw/rbmw.pdf) for excellent reading on the subject. _________________________________________________ William Dicks "Adjust your doctrine - or just minimize doctrine - to attract the world, and in the very process of attracting them, lose the radical truth that alone can set them free." -- John Piper Teaching the Truth http://teachingtruth.cjb.net Just thinking... (My blog) http://williamdicks.blogspot.com Some recommended ministries: Desiring God Ministries {http://www.desiringgod.org} Also visit Answers in Genesis {http://www.answersingenesis.org/} _________________________________________________ > Adrian Russell wrote: > Dear Sounders, > > It has been awfully quiet recently, I hope you aren't all > away! I assume that many of you are from or are involved in a > Baptist church. I am from a Plymouth Brethren church. I was > wondering if some of you could comment on a few topics for me > or direct me to where I might find some good scriptural > information. My questions specifically are: > 1) Are women supposed to have a head-covering (1 Cor 11) on > when the church gathers for a meeting (ie worship, preaching, prayer)? > > 2) 1 Tim 2:12 states that a woman should be in silence during > the gathering of the church. I understand that this entails > preaching and teaching but does this also apply to prayer > meetings? If there was a prayer meeting where both men and > women are gathered is it right for them to pray out loud? Are > they taking a leadership role within that group by praying > out loud? To me it seems that when a person prays out loud > they are praying on behalf of the group and therefore are > leading the group. > > To some of you this may seem petty and divisive but right now > I am in great need of good scriptural council. I have grown > tired in my young age of man's (or woman's) opinion. What I > want is scriptural truth. I pray that you all won't dismiss > this e-mail because this topic is of no interest to you. > My wife and I have left our home church and are presently > without one. > We are at a loss as to what to do. All there is here in > Victoria right now is a small Free P work. We have no > sovereign grace baptist pastor starting anything here! I have > prayed that God would send a man our way. I have friends who > are pushing for us to simply start a meeting but I am not > sure if it is as simple as that. > So, if you would be kind enough to comment on my questions I > would greatly appreciate it. > In Him, > Adrian > > -- > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace > > > > > > Visit "Grace For Life" > An Oasis of Rest For the People of God > http://www.graceforlife.com > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > -- > Read the Sound of Grace pages at > http://www.soundofgrace.com > > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: > soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... > > To view our online archive go to our web page at > http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace > > > > > > -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace Visit "Grace For Life" An Oasis of Rest For the People of God http://www.graceforlife.com --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? vote.yahoo.com - Register online to vote today! -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace